Europe - West

German chemical company BASF and The Linde Group’s Engineering Division are collaborating to serve natural gas processing applications using BASF’s absorbent technology and Linde’s adsorption and membrane technology.

A French hydrogen-based society is another step closer to realisation following the news that Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP) and Toyota are joining forces to develop hydrogen mobility in the Paris region.

Through its European subsidiary, Ballard Power Systems is providing technology to a project which will see Valencia’s port in Spain become the first in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy in its operations.

UK national regulator the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released a safety alert highlighting new scientific evidence from the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggesting that exposure to all welding fumes causes lung and kidney cancer.

In a bid to tackle air pollution, the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) is calling for more action to give public and private sector motorists access to hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in the UK.

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